NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 June 2011. The United Nations Human Rights Council today expressed grave concern at the violence and discrimination experienced by people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity and called for a global study to document the suffering they face. In a resolution adopted narrowly in Geneva, the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, June 17, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT U.S. Applauds Historic Adoption of UN Resolution on Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons Appointment of Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed on Iran Human Rights Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan LIBYA Delivery of[Read More…]
Individual Detained in Incident Near Pentagon
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2011. Yonathan Melaku, 22, of Alexandria, VA., was detained this morning for trespass after he was seen in Arlington National Cemetery at a time when the cemetery was closed. Initial contact with Melaku found he was carrying items which caused initial concerns about the public’s safety, prompting[Read More…]
Army Announces Site for National Museum
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2011. The Army announced today that the North Post of Fort Belvoir, Va., will be the site of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (NMUSA), scheduled to open in June 2015. Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh approved the decision this week, which also marked[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, June 17, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 17, 2011 – Update as of noon EDT. Used Fuel Pool at Fukushima Did Not Go Dry, NRC Staff Concludes Plant Status The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff said it now appears the agency was mistaken in its early conclusion that the used fuel pool at the Fukushima Daiichi[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, June 17, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2011 Coyle Stresses Disagreement with AARP Regarding Social Security Benefit Cuts A story ran in The Wall Street Journal today stating that AARP supports cutting Social Security benefits. “AARP does not speak for all seniors. And on this topic probably not for many of their own members,”[Read More…]
AARP Has Not Changed Its Position on Social Security
Reaffirms That Program Must Be Strengthened to Maintain Critical Benefits WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2011. AARP CEO A. Barry Rand offered the following statement in response to inaccurate media stories on the association’s policy on Social Security: “Let me be clear – AARP is as committed as we’ve ever been to[Read More…]
Security Council Recommends Re-Appointment of UN Secretary-General
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 June 2011. The Security Council announced today that it is recommending to the General Assembly that Ban Ki-moon be appointed to a second consecutive term as Secretary-General of the United Nations. In a closed-door meeting this morning at UN Headquarters in New York, the Council’s 15 members adopted[Read More…]
Construction Begins on World’s Largest Solar Power Facility
BLYTHE, CA–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2011. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today joined local officials and representatives from Solar Trust America at a ceremony launching the start of construction on what will be the world’s largest solar power facility. Located on public lands in[Read More…]
THC Administration Halts Disease Progression, Decreases Mortality In Primate Version of Human Immunodeficiency Virus
New Orleans, LA–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2011. The long-term administration of delta-9-THC, the primary psychoactive compound in marijuana, is associated with decreased mortality in monkeys infected with the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), a primate model of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) disease, according to in vivo experimental trial data published in the June[Read More…]
